Reviews for Japan on the Upswing: Why the Bubble Burst and Japan's Economic Renewal

The average rating for Japan on the Upswing: Why the Bubble Burst and Japan's Economic Renewal based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-08-10 00:00:00 Chen Chen Theoretically dense but worth the read.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-06-06 00:00:00 Sarah Bud My God!! This book is supposed to be very good, but I am stuck in the introduction section, cringing at the big words the author uses. I understand that an academic needs to use precise vocabularies. However, the author could have used more humble words to communicate her ideas faster, and better. Judging at some of the names she thanks in the acknowledgment section, I shouldn't be surprised. They seem to share this peculiar style of writing. Still stuck at introduction section... Sigh sigh sigh..... Updated 09/2011: never got beyond halfway of introduction, but I scanned the section on colonial education. I expected something more solid than what is offered.